# Wela Village, Hinganghat, Wardha (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Hinganghat, Wardha 

# Wela

Wela is a village in Hinganghat sub-district of Wardha district, Maharashtra, PIN code **442301**. The 2011 Census counted **2,536 people in 623 households**, the 9th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 2,536people (2011)
- 623households
- 87.2%literacy
- 442301PIN code

## Wela PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Wela is 442301.** Wela falls in Hinganghat sub-district, Wardha district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code442301
- Community development blockHinganghat
- Census village code534447

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Wela from nearby towns?

- Hinganghat (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Wardha (district HQ)40 km by road
- Hinganghat (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Wela?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Wela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hinganghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wardha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Wela known for?

Products made here include bamboo cane products, broom and agricultural implements. About 78% of the 1,612 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,164 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Wela

Of every 100 households in Wela in 2011, 89 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Wela · ■ Hinganghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**60%

Tap water ****80%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**84%

Use banking services ****69%**

**67%

Television ****57%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**26%

Own their home ****85%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Wela?

■ Wela · ■ Hinganghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****735**

**915

Working population ****50.3%**

**55.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 82.1% for women. 61% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 379 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 584 (46%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 234 (18%) · **■** Marginal 63 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Hinganghat

- Daroda2,946 people
- Kangaon2,772 people
- Nandgaon2,734 people
- Pohana2,548 people
- Sekapur2,520 people
- Arvi2,362 people
- Pipri2,333 people
- Fukta1,902 people

[All 187 villages in Hinganghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/hinganghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wela?442301
- How far is Wela from Wardha?40 km by road
- What is the population of Wela?2,536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wela in?Wardha district (Hinganghat sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wela?87.2% (Census 2011)
